Solarium. pentandria. monogynia. 569 



da, Bwhoophwla, Godhinee, Kwpiiteshwuree, Kinna, K?*too« 

 varttakee, Kshetnjja. 



Teling. Nella Mollunga. 



This is by far the most common species I know ; every soil 

 and situation seems to suit it equally well ; it is in flower all 

 the year round, and often perennial. 



Stem none, but numerous, irregular, woody, diffuse, two- 

 forked branches spread on the ground, or near it; young 

 shoots covered with stellate down ; all the branches thickly 

 armed with strong", sharp, compressed, somewhat recurved 

 pricklets. Leaves alternate, petioled, oval, much scolloped, 

 or slightly lobate ; both sides covered with stellate down, and 

 the veins armed with straight prickles. Flowers as in S. 

 longum, except that here the raceme is sometimes wanting. 

 Berry perfectly globular, smooth, about an inch in diameter, 

 colour varying- according as they have been exposed to the 

 sun, or sheltered ; in the former case they are yellow, in the 

 latter white; the Telinga people give the name of nella mol- 

 lunqa to the former, and tella mollunga to the latter. 



Obs. The fruits are much esteemed by the natives; all 

 tribes eat them freely in their curries, for which reason the 

 plant is often found cultivated in the Circars. 



There is another sort, so exceedingly like this in almost 

 every respect, that it was long before I discovered they were 

 distinct : the chief distinguishing marks are, the leaves in this 

 are longer, smoother, and deeply lobated, with the lobes 

 sometimes scolloped, or sub lobate, and the prickles much 

 more numerous, longer, sharper and all perfectly straight. 



12. S. Jacquini. Willd. sp. i. 1041. 



Biennial, armed, angular, creeping. Leaves oblong-laci- 

 niate, armed on the sides with straight spines. Calyx armed. 

 Berries globular, smooth, variegated. 



Beng. Kanthakaree. 



A native of Bengal, where it is generally found on road 



